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They're called art house films, or specialty films. You know, the ones that never show up at your local multiplex. Except that every once in a while, they do. Look what happened with "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel," the saffron-scented romcom about a group of British pensioners who resettle to cheaper digs, and sunnier climes, in a rundown hostelry on the subcontinent. The John Madden-directed indie, starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson, and Dev Patel (as the eager-to-please young hotel manager), opened quietly in late 2011, only to become a surprise international hit. Ultimately, it earned $137 million, and then millions more in DVD, cable and...

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